Entrepreneurship
Resources
|
Description
|
| Lennox
Tech Enterprise Center |
Accelerating
the growthand success of early-stage technology ventures
through business incubation programs, services, and
facilities. |
| BLGventures
|
BLG
Ventures, is a virtual incubator for women and minority-owned
technology businesses located throughout the U.S. Its
mission is to:
1.Identify outstanding women and minority-owned technology
companies
2.Provide them with access to capital by introducing
them to venture capitalists and
3.Provide the emerging growth companies with access
to premier professional service providers. |
The
Business
Resource
Center |
The
Business Resource Center contains daily
news, ideas, templates, worksheets, sample business
plans and more that can help small businesses grow.
It also includes interactive discuss forums, search
engines business links to resources. |
Intellectual
Property Resources
|
Description
|
| The
Delphion Intellectual Property Network |
Search
for IP. This is an incredible resource for free! |
| U.S.
Patents & Trademarks Office |
Research
registered trademarks. |
Legal
Resources
|
Description
|
| Small
Business Administration Business Law Info |
A
new site from the U.S. SBA providing access to a range
of legal and reglatory business information. This site
provides info to help ease the burden of compliance,
with interagency and intergovernmental information arranged
by subject. |
| Nixon
Peabody |
Good
articles from an HTR sponsor. |
| Nolo.com |
Self-help
legal information. Contracts, and forms, legal encyclopedia |
| Electriclaw |
User
friendly resource for legal information and forms. |
| Find
Law: Small Business |
Links,
information, plan models, and legal forms |
| White
and Lee |
Good
articles on intellectual property and business structure
from a Silicon Valley firm. |
Market
Research Resources
|
Description
|
| Business
Wire |
Press
releases |
| Company
Location |
Enter
a company name and receive a list of all registered
domains (com, net, org). Great for scoping out future
directions someone might take. |
Edgar
Online via
Pricewaterhouse |
Analyze
public company financial statements and view SEC filings |
| KnowX
public record |
Lots
of public data suitable for reference checks, competitive
analysis. Fees by report. |
| Network
Solutions Internic Whois |
Look
up any URL (com, net, or org) to find out the owner. |
| PR
Newswire |
Press
releases |
Periodical
Resources
|
Description
|
| MIT
Tech Review |
 |
| Red
Herring |
Similar
to Upside |
| San
Jose Mercury News |
Silicon
Valley newspaper covers the local beat. |
| Silicon
Valley News |
Related
to San Jose
Mercury News. This is the more technology
oriented information. |
| The
Industry Standard |
Business
coverage of the Internet. Lots of useful statistics. |
| Upside
Magazine |
Insider
look at technology firms, especially VC-backed, info
technology |
| Fast
Company |
Magazine
covering entrepreneurs, especially technology. |
| Ziff
Davis Publishing |
Access
to all Ziff Davis online magazines such as PC Week,
Yahoo Life |
Reference
Resources
|
Description
|
National
Business
Incubation
Association |
Incubator
trade association with resource links. |
| BLGventures
|
BLG
Ventures, is a virtual incubator for women and minority-owned
technology businesses located throughout the U.S. Its
mission is to:
1.Identify outstanding women and minority-owned technology
companies
2.Provide them with access to capital by introducing
them to venture capitalists and
3.Provide the emerging growth companies with access
to premier professional service providers. |
The
Business
Resource
Center |
The
Business Resource Center contains daily
news, ideas, templates, worksheets, sample business
plans and more that can help small businesses grow.
It also includes interactive discuss forums, search
engines business links to resources. |
| CEO
Express |
Portal
for daily news, business research, internet research,
travel, shopping |
| Compensation
by Job |
Compensation
data from federal government for many job types. |
| Dow
Jones & Wall Street Journal |
Free
site, rather than WSJ subscription site. Extensive database
of business publications including local newspapers
like RBJ. |
| Inc.
magazine |
Inc.
500 fastest growing firms. Various resources |
Institute
of Management
&
Administration |
Salary
benchmarks and other compensation info. |
| Intuit
Inc. |
Small
business resources, quicken software, links to Business,
Employees, Benefits and Retirement, Tax and Accounting,
Marketing, Office Technology, and Legal Issues info. |
| Kauffman
Foundation |
Entrepreneurial
resources |
| Kauffman
Foundation Resources |
Practical
resources for entrepreneurs |
Monroe
County Library
InfoTrac |
Search
the local library card catalog. Even better, use your
library card account number and the second URL and you
can get profiles of almost any company (revenue, employees,
description) |
| The
MIT Entrepreneurship Center |
Links
to resources, MIT programs on entrepreneurship programs,
forums |
| US
Small Busness Administration |
Links
and references to generic small business information. |
| Hoover's
Online |
Database
of profiles for public and private companies. |
| Quicken
Start-up resources |
Links
to useful information and helpful assistance for start-ups
and new businesses. |
| The
Small Business Knowledge Base |
Hosted
by BizMove, this site provides a wealth of resources
applicable to all aspects of starting a new business. |
| Business
Resource Center |
Provided
by MoreBusiness, the site for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs
provides a wealth of templates, how-tos, and tools to
assist the small business owner. |
| EntreWorld |
EntreWorld
is the website for the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurship,
with a host of resources and information to support
starting a growing a business. |
| Entrepreneurial
Edge |
The
Edward Lowe Foundation makes available great resources,
publications, and connections to peers-- all helpful
to the start-up entrepreneur. |
